BHSENGLISH12 - Lex Osborn

Not being able to socialize
Not learn how to make friends
No peer pressure
Parents do not have time for them selves
Choose your own curriculum
Can be expensive
Teach responsibilities
One parent must give up having a second income for the family
Takes a lot of time
Over 2 million home schooled kids in the U.S.
Home school students take the same test as high school students (HAS,SAT,ACT)
Parents and some professionals say that being home school does not affect social skills
Home schooled children get more opportunities to go on field trips and educational visits
Some kids work better by themselves then in large groups
Experts claim that kids in a school environment give in to peer pressure more
Many home school children are associated in youth groups like, 4H, Boy scout/Girl scouts, YMCA, Church groups and other similar groups.
Being home schooled you can still participate in High school sports and other school activites
Home schooled students tend to be more well behaved
Self-esteem levels in homeschool children are lower
Kids who are home schooled will not learn how other kids react in certain situations
Parents might not be qualified to teach properly
Holes in learning
Home schooling is not perfect
Home schooled kids do not know how to deal with confrontation as well as public school students
Home school students are often discriminated against and made fun of
Low self of steam
Homeschooling is expensive
You can lose friends
More of a possibility for your kid to turn out “weird”
Can become hooked on TV and other amenities while they are home all day
Home school children won’t learn how to focus and learn like regular kids.
Government doesn’t provide any help to homeschooling
You can customize your own schedule
Do things on your time
Your constantly with your parents
Not have the same experiences as everyone else

Not get to experience ,prom, football games, other school events